Sleeve-holder.



full, clear, and exact description.

MITSUYA KZE, OF. NEW YORK, N. Y.

SLEEVE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2s, 190e.l

Application filed November 29, 1907. Serial No. 404,252. y

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MrrsUYA KUZE, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Sleeve-Holder, ofwhich the following is a My invention relates to holders for sleeves,hose and the like, my more particular object being to provide a holderadmitting o-f a considerable variety of uses and possessing certainconstructional advantages hereinafter described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevationvshowing my improved holder employed for thepurpose of supporting a sleeve, Fig. 2 is an enlarged central sectionupon the line 2`2 of Fig.` 1, looking in the direction of the arrow andshowing how the holder is secured upon an armlet, and. further showinghow it grips a portion of the sleeve, this view also showing how thedevice permits the sleeve to be practically lengthened and shortened;and Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view of the holder complete, showing itas it appears when removed from the sleeve and armlet.

A frame-piece 4 having substantially the form of a letter J (see Fig. 2)is iitted internally with a spring 5, the latter being of substantiallyU-shape,- as will be understood from Fig. 2. Hinges 6 support a lever 7,the latter being provided with a foot 8, which engages a portion 9, ofthe U-shaped spring 5. By turning the lever 7 by aid of the fingers, thefoot 8 can be caused to push the portion 9 inwardly, or to allow it tomove outwardly, as desired, lwithin limits permitted by other parts, aswill be understood from Fig. 2.

An armlet is shown at 10, and may be gripped firmly by pressure of theportion 9 of the spring 5. Mounted upon the framepiece 4 is a plate 11,having a tongue 11 integral therewith. This plate 11 is provided withcorrugations 12, 13, 14, and with teeth 11b, to prevent slipping. A jaw15, is bent back upon itself so as to form a compartment 15a, and isconnected by a hinge 16 with the plate 11. The tongue l.11aconstituteslaffspring for normally holding the jaw 1 5 ina predeterminedposition, as 'willnbe `encircled by the jaw 15.

understood from Figs. 2 and 3. The jaw 15 is provided with corrugations17, 18 mating the corrugations 12, 14, and terminates in a lip 19 whichmay be readily grasped by the fingers. At 20 is shown a sleeve which maybeof ordinary construction. A portion 21 of this sleeve may be doubledwithin the compartment 15.

My invention is used as follows: The armlet 10 is placed upon the armoutside of the sleeve. The holder is next secured upon the armlet byinserting the upper edge of the frame-piece 4 underneath the armlet, sothat the latter lies parallel with the U spring 5.

In order to do Vthis the lever 7 is first forced `out so as to allow theportion 9 of the U spring 5 to hug closely to the adjacent portion ofthe frame-piece 4. This being done and the holder being in the desiredposition, the lever 7 is brought downward. It closes with a snap andholds the portion 9 of the U spring 5 firmly against the upper edge vofthe armlet 10. This secures the holder in position upon the armlet.grasps the lip 19 and forces the jaw 15 ontwardly, as it turns readilyupon the hinge 16. A portion of the sleeve above the armlet is nowgrasped by the iin'gers and doubled so as to make a fold 21. This isinserted within the compartment 15a, or in other words, is This jaw isnow swung backward into the position indicated in Fig. 2, so that thecorrugations 17,18 mate the corrugations 12, 13, and thus hold thesleeve iirmly in position.'

1t will be noted that the sleeve is shortened to an extent, equaling theaggregate length of the fold 21 and the continuation of the sleeveabovethis point to a point approximately level with that of the lip 19.To take up or let out the sleeve, the position of the armlet 10 is notnecessarily changed. To effect this purpose, more or less of the sleeveis doubled up and forced into the aperture 15a, or in other words, thefold 21 is made'to take up more or less of the sleeve.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

The combination of a frame member, means for connecting the same to anarmlet or the like, a plate mounted upon said frame The operator nextmember, one edge of said plate being substantially ilush with one edgeofsaid frame member, said plate being longer than said frame meniber anddepending therebelow, I In testimony whereof I have signed my and a jawpivotally mounted upon said plate and bent back upon itselfsubstantially in the tWo subscribing Witnesses.

form of a J, so as to form a compartment for MITSUYA KUZE. holding adouble portion of a sleeve or the W'itnesses: like, said jaw beingprovided with a oorru- EVERARD B. MARSHALL,

gation mating corrugations of said plate. VVALTON HARRISON.

name to this specification in the presence ol

